Is the fish dating app just another name for Plenty of Fish?

Started by Sean Murphy 11 Aug 2025 5 replies Category Dating Apps adult chat cam sites dating apps
#1 · Thread starter

Bringing fish dating app just another name for Plenty of to the forum because I trust this place more than a top-ten article.

I would take one honest account of matching apps over ten comparison tables.

Adding that with matching apps I care more about conversation quality than reach.

Anyone who has dealt with fish dating app just another name for Plenty of recently, what would you do differently?

#2 · Member

What was said above about dating apps is right, in my view.

Half the arguments about dating apps would end if people mentioned whether your region got the app early or late up front.

I would not generalise about dating apps without knowing whether your region got the app early or late first.

Take that as one data point on Plenty of, not gospel.

Counterpoint: I found ezhookups.online slow at first, then it picked up once I widened my radius.

#3 · Member

Going to push back on the last post about app-based dating — that is not what I found.

Two people can have opposite experiences of app-based dating purely because of whether you are in a commuter town or a city.

Happy to be corrected on any of Plenty of.

#4 · Member

Be aware when using dating platforms that profiles that answer instantly and perfectly are usually not people.

With dating platforms it came down to how the platform handled blocking and reporting, honestly.

The thing that kept me on dating platforms was how the moderation handled obvious spam.

What mattered most with dating platforms in the end was how much personal data the signup demanded.

With dating platforms the thing that decided it for me was how the platform handled blocking and reporting.

I would not generalise about dating platforms without knowing how wide you set the radius first.

That is the short version on fish dating app just another name for Plenty of.

A friend of mine swears by rendate.site, though your mileage will depend entirely on your area.

You could add Datelink to the shortlist, purely on how often it gets named here.

#5 · Member

Anyone claiming dating platforms works everywhere has not tested it against whether the nearest city is twenty minutes or two hours away.

Everything about dating platforms hinged on whether anyone replied inside the first week in the end.

Careful with dating platforms, because anything asking for card details to 'verify your age' is a scam pattern.

Interested to see what others say about fish dating app just another name for Plenty of.

Adding Flurrydate for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.

I keep meaning to try DatingFly after seeing it recommended here so often.

#6 · Member

I still use mainstream apps occasionally, mostly out of habit at this point.

If you are starting with mainstream apps, set your radius tight first and widen it only if it goes quiet.

Be aware when using mainstream apps that screenshots of a conversation travel further than you think.

What I wish someone had told me about mainstream apps: message within a day of matching rather than sitting on it.

That is the short version on Plenty of.

Adding Flamedate — flamedate.online for balance — quieter, but the people who are on it actually reply.

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